New research reveals how ocean viruses burst algae cells, fueling a subsurface oxygen band through rapid microbial recycling.

Earth’s oceans reached their highest heat levels on record in 2025, absorbing vast amounts of excess energy from the ...

According to new research from dozens of international scientists published in Advances in Atmospheric Sciences early on ...

Even if plastic pollution stopped entirely today, floating plastic would remain on the surface of the sea for 100 years, according to a new study. Scientists have long been puzzled by the fact that so ...

The Indonesian Throughflow carries both warm water and fresh water from the Pacific into the Indian Ocean. As the only ...

Every calendar year since 2019, ocean temperatures have reached new record highs. 2025 was no exception, according to a new ...

The analysis shows that, in 2025, around 16% of the global ocean area reached a record-high OHC, and about 33% ranked among ...

The ocean stored more heat in 2025 than ever recorded, fueling sea level rise, extreme weather, and growing climate impacts ...

Shaking caused by quakes may cause ocean floor vents to release more nutrients, triggering blooms in plant-like organisms ...

In order to understand currents, tides and other ocean dynamics, scientists need to accurately capture sea surface height, or ...

The ocean is blue because water absorbs colors in the red part of the light spectrum. Like a filter, this leaves behind colors in the blue part of the light spectrum for us to see. When sunlight hits ...